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list⋅less
/
ˈlɪst
lɪs
/
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–adjective
having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent:
a listless mood; a listless handshake.
Origin:
1400–50;
late ME
lystles.
See
list
4
,
-less
Related forms:
list⋅less⋅ly,
adverb
list⋅less⋅ness,
noun
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list·less
(lĭst'lĭs)
adj. Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic:
reacted to the latest crisis with listless resignation.
[Middle English
listles
: probably from
liste
,
desire
(from
listen
,
to desire
; see
list
5
) +
-les, -lesse
,
-less
.]
list'less·ly
adv.
,
list'less·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
listless
c.1440, from M.E.
liste
"pleasure, joy, delight," from O.E.
lystan,
from P.Gmc.
*lustijanan
"pleasure" (cf. Du.
lusten,
Ger.
lüsten,
O.N.
lysta
), from the same root as O.E.
lust
"desire" (see
lust
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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